Heredity & Punnett Squares

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An organisms visible traits is called a :

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Phenotype

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Why do scientists use Punnett Squares?

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In order to determine the possible outcomes for the offspring of two parents.

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The gene combination of an organism is called a:

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Genotype

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Mary has brown hair and Cameron has red hair. Mary's genotype is represented in a Punnett Square using BB and Cameron's genotype is represented with bb. Who's genotype is homozygous?

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Both Mary and Cameron

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Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype? bb, Hh, DD, None of these

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Hh

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Which of the following represents a homozygous genotype? Tt, RR, Pp, None of these

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RR

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What percent of offspring could Justin (Bb) and Kim (bb) have with blue eyes?

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50%

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What are the possible phenotypes of the offspring of Jerry (blonde hair, homozygous genotype) and Rebecca (black hair, heterozygous genotype)?

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Black and Blonde

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If a person is homozygous recessive for hair type, what type of hair do they have?

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Curly

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If a person has freckles (F is dominant), what possible genotypes could they have?

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FF, Ff